Bob's Burgers voice actor Eugene Mirman buys newspaper ad to bemoan parking ticket

Published on July 14, 2015 12:00PM EDT

Eugene Mirman — who voices Gene Belcher on Fox’s Bob’s Burgers — was apparently having a nice time in Portsmouth, a small, yet assuredly fine New Hampshire town in June. He strolled the streets and shopped with his girlfriend. When he returned to his car, he found a parking ticket. He was displeased.

It was only for $15, but Mirman rallied out of principle; he merely parked his card in backward. Thus, he took out a full newspaper ad, found via Reddit, to express his disappointment.

Here’s an excerpt from Mirman’s letter, after laying down the background.

You’re probably thinking, ��Well, if before visiting Portsmouth, like everyone else — you’d simply gone to the City Clerk’s Office website, clicked on City of Portsmouth ordinances and looked in chapter seven — Vehicles, Traffic and Parking. Right there in section 7.316: BACK TO CURB, it says, “No vehicle shall remain backed up to the curb.” Similarly, if you had gone to my website before I came to your city and clicked on Eugene’s ordinances, you’d know that in Chapter One under “F%#K You Don’t Steal My Money,” in section 8.215 is says, “F%#K You Don’t Steal My Money.”

For those hoping this will be read in the voice of the lovably idiotic and simple Gene, Mirman teases that reality.

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